GENERAL INDEX

677 n.; (Tun-huang) 373 sq., 383,
569, 600, 636, 655, 670, 676 sq., 681,
684,687,7oosqq.,7i9sq., 768, 77osq-»
773, 775-86, 788; (Chcien-fo-tung)
811, 982 sq., 988, 1000, 1007; (Kara-
dong) i243(?); (Farhad-Beg-yailaki)
1 25 7. See also paintings.

muslin-like, 482.

painted frs., 167, 171 sq., 189.

paintings on, see banners, paintings.

'plain cloths', 897.

printed: (Bala waste) 197, 200;
(Miran) 481; (Ch'ien-fo-tung) 901,
984-8, 991, 993, 1005, joo7, 1012,
1027, 1029, 1070 ; Chinese designs
in, 905 ; designs from * Sassanian '
models, 910 sq. ; (' Ming-oi ') 1 220.

ribbed, 897, 988,

rolls, painted or traced, 1004 sq.,
1029.

satin frs., 982.

stencilled, Chinese designs in, 905.

string for cross-bow, mentioned in
Limes doc., 605.

tapestry, 900, 901, 950, 970, 987,
1050, 1071 ; Chinese designs in, 905.

tassels, in bronze holder, 946, 1000.

thread, 250.

trade : ancient Chinese, evidence of,
at Lou-Ian, 373, 383 ; at Tun-huang,
701 sqq. ; early trade with west, 676,
701, 703 sq. ; Ptolemy's notice, 676 ;
importance of China's silk trade route,
407 ; antiquity of silk-weaving in China,
901 sq.; relations between silk indus-
tries of Near East and China, 902;
decorative" textile motifs, propagated by
silk trade through Central Asia, 902 sq.;
textile industry of Sogdiana, 909; trade
at Su-chou, 1126.

twill, frs., 992, 1000; weave, 897 sq.

valance, see s. v.

votive patchwork, 900, 1000,
1069 sq.

votive 'rags' 899, 1198, 1220.

weaving on bamboo MS. -roll
covers, 906, 1018.
silkworms, goddess of (' silk princess '),

1278.

silver: relative value of silver and gold, in
Tibetan docs., 1465 ; finds : ball of (?),
1294; coin of Janf Beg Khan, 1348,
1350 ; relief ornament, 317. See also
pendant, rings.

silver -minings in W. Kuruk-tagh,
1177.

named in MS.

Sin-tu (Indus), Wu-k'ungon, 19,
Singer (Kizil-sangir), Shan located at,

334 ; routes through, 334, 1163, * I<56,

117713. i.
Sino-Kharosthi coins: (Yotkan) 101,

i34osq., 1349; (Khotan) 102, 1341,

1342. 1349; (Kine-tokmak) 1342;

(Ulfigh-mazar) 1264, 1347 ; (Chalma-

kazan)i267, 1347; (Yarkand) 1340,

.

Sipa, statistics of population and cultiva-

tion of, 1319 n. 2.
Sipanj, see Sad Sipanj.
sipil) see circumvallations.
sistrum, in silk painting, 1468.
sitara, in fresco, 177.
' site- marks ': system followed in marking

objects, xv. n. 16; value of, 836,

852 n. 33.

sitting platforms, see platforms.
Siva's trident, on inscribed rock at

Gahirat, 34.

Sivaitic deities, in paintings, 870.
Siyelik, near Ak-terek : Buddhist temple

remains at, 139 sq. ; stuccos found

similar to those from Ak-terek, 139;

hardness due to accidental burning, z&;

effect of physical changes on remains,

140 ; small Stupa mounds, id. ; pottery

debris and human bones, z#. ; De-

scriptive List of objects, 141-53.
' sizing ' in paper, see paper.
Siziitke, lake, 294.
skeletons, human: (Niya) 223 sq., 236;

(So-yang-ch'£ng) 1104; (Gumbaz,

Korla) 1235; (Ulugh-mazSr) 1263.
sketches in colour, traces of, (Endere)

279. See also paintings.
skewers, iron, 768 sq., 775, 784, 788.
skins, see inflated skins.
skulls, human: (Ulugh-mazar) 1270;

represented in stucco relievo frs.,

('Ming-oi*) 1195, 1208, 1220.
slag: bronze, (Vash-shahri) 316; (Lou-

Ian) 429 sq., 432, 437. 439; (Miran)

482 ; (Chong-tim) 1315; glass, (Lou-

Ian) 393, 431; (Hsi-erh-tun?) 767;

lead, (Lou-Ian) 432; doubtful, (N. of

Lop-nor) 363 sq., 367. See^ also

reeds (calcined frs.).
slate: black flake, 365; grey fr., 119;

hone-stone, sees. v. ; sandy slab, 364 ;

splinters, #.

slatestone, figurine, 100, 122.
slaves: export of, 26; Pakhpuluk, 89;

mentioned in Limes doc., 690; Tib.

doc. relating to sale of, 1463.
'Sleep of the women*, in paintings,

857 sq.

sleeping platforms, see platforms.
sling, goafs hair, 465, 478.
slipper: felt, fr., 773 ; woven fabric, 401,

446. See also shoes.
6 slips ', see Chinese wooden slips,

stationery, tablets.
sm : phonetic change sm>sm>sp>ss>

*,&
SMITH, Mr. Reginald A., help given by,

xix, 357.

smoke-signals, see fire-signals.
snail-shells, 354, 368.
snake; skin and skeleton of, 775; in

terra-cotta fr., 112; stucco relief frs.,

1216 ; head of, in painted wood, 66 1,

773; on bronze tongue (?), 31 7 ; in
paintings, 980, 1044, *°52> i°78,
1080 sq. See also Nagas.

Snow mountains, see Karlik-t5gh, Ts'ung-
ling.

So. = So-yang-ch'6ng, q. v.

So-ch*/'. in Later Han Annais, 83, 87 ; in
mod. Chinese administration, 83;
identified with Yarkand, ib. ; subject
to Huns, 83; Pan Ch'ao on, 331.

So-chu (Yarkand) envoy's escort, in
Limes doc., 690.

So-i (or So-yi) River: identified with
Gilgit River, 58; bridge over, de-
stroyed by Kao Hsien-chih, 56, 58.

So-lf (or P'o-18) locality in Wakh§n,
68n.X2.

So-H-so-ho, town in WakhSn, 6r, 68n. 12.

So Man, anecdote of his military colony
at Lou-Ian, 326, 421; his barrage
across Chu-pin River, 42isq.; his
identity with So Pan suggested, 423.

So Pan, Chang-shth, sent to I-wu, or
Hami, 331, 423. See So Man.

So-yang-ch'Sng, site: physical features,
1 1 oo sqq.; traces ofanc. irrigation at,
1101; line ofanc. canal, ib. ; ruined
walls of, 1 1 02 ; effects of wind-erosion
on, 1 1 02 sq. ; interior of ruined town,
1103; occupation proved down to
Sung times, 1103, 1106; later occupa-
tion, 1 103 sq. ; cemetery remains near*
1 104 ; ruined Stupa of cruciform plan
near, $.; other Stupas, 1105; clay
Stupa models, 1105, 1108; relic of
wood-carved statue, 1104, no6;
Chinese coins from, 1103, 1106, 1345,
I349sq. ; chronological evidence of
ceramic and coin finds, 1103, 1106;
Descriptive List of objects, 1 106 sqq.

So-yi River, see So-i River.

soapstone objects : bar, figure, and relief
fr. of peacock, 100, 103 ; disc, 437,
439 ; green flat piece, 133 ; dark green
spindle- whorl, 120; grey seal, 124;
grey bird, fr., 119; grey relief fr.,
human face, 118; greyish - white,
monkey, 100, 119; lemon-yellow seal,
124; white fr., 477; white, broken
figure, 100,117; white relief frs., 100,
117 sq., 122 ; white figurine, sheep,
100, 119; yellowish white bar, 122;
yellowish white seal, 118. See also
steatite.

, river, 2 n. 2.
sockets for bolts, see mortices.
soda, mentioned in Tibetan docs., 1465.
Sogdiau, Early, docs, in :
on paper, (Lou-Ian) 383, 436;
(Tun-huang) 669 sq., 67 1 sqq., 776 sq.;
method of folding and addressing, 671 ;
sizes of sheets, 671 sq.; paper analysed
by Prof, von Wiesner, 673 sq. ; ab-
sence of sizing, 674; early date of
docs* confirmed, ib* ; character of
script, 675 ; language, ;#.; question of